mmutk

mmutk BSN, RN, EMT-I

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  1. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    mmutk replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    Well I'm not here to argue with you. It's just my opinion that every patient is different, but the one time you take a patient off a backboard with an acute C T or L spine fx, prior to xrays; you are...

  2. Need advice..fast!

    mmutk replied to travelcrazyRN's topic in Emergency

    Well also check to see what if any protocols your ER will have in place. If you are going to be an ER nurse, you will have to start thinking and ordering like one. In our ER we have protocols for...

  3. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    mmutk replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    Well, for example see...

  4. Need advice..fast!

    mmutk replied to travelcrazyRN's topic in Emergency

    What the Nurse ratio is (i.e. how many patients are you going to have at a time (max)) typical is 1nurse to 4patients. Although 1:3 would be

  5. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    mmutk replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    Most nurses here are TNCC certified also, but that doesn't give us any special xray vision. So NO all patients on backboards are only cleared by the Doc. We turn a light on our tracking board to let...

  6. Vanderbilt Pay Scale

    mmutk replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Wonder if that rate is days or

  7. Moving to Tennessee

    mmutk replied to Stdy2BaNurse's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Go to

  8. Painless Injections

    mmutk replied to joanne helfer's topic in Emergency

    Our so you're that nurse.... All my ER patients... "But usually they inject me with some numbing medicine before they give me shots or start my i.v.!" Sorry sir we don't do that here in the

  9. Medical Screening Exam at triage by RN

    mmutk replied to RNinED's topic in Emergency

    Only an advanced practitioner can do a MSE. In our triage a FNP or PA comes over to do it, if they need

  10. Male Nurse in Nashville

    mmutk replied to vertigo1022's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Hey I'm a guy and me and my wife are moving to Nashville (hendersonville) in May of 2008. Where do you work and what

  11. Just moved here common salaries

    mmutk replied to nlw001002's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    common salaries =

  12. Faxed Patient Report Form

    mmutk replied to MoodyButt's topic in Emergency

    We fax our chart w/ an SBAR type cover sheet. Works well, we call to confirm they receive the report and if the nurse has any questions they call us

  13. What is your ER like?

    mmutk replied to rachelgp's topic in Emergency

    LOL, or the ICU nurse who says I am currently discharging my other patient, give me about 15 min to discharge them.:angryfire You know how it is in the ER, I am usually discharging a patient...

  14. Admit Orders in the ER

    mmutk replied to Toquay's topic in Emergency

    We take brief admission orders here too, but most doctors keep it fairly short and end it with... -Call M.D. upon arrival to

  15. new member with a question already

    mmutk replied to armynursemomwife's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    What rate info did you find? I am moving to Nashville soon and am having trouble finding pay rate info for the Nash

  16. TN New grad pay

    mmutk replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Methodist in Oak Ridge is union and they earn more than any other Knoxville area

  17. Travel Tennessee?

    mmutk replied to rnrae's topic in Travel

    In knoxville I would go to Parkwest, and Fort Sanders. Beware of Baptist, UT, and Baptist West. Jackson General is nice too, in Jackson,

  18. Moving to Nashville-need info.

    mmutk replied to cimae's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I am moving soon, considering Hendersonville, Galatin. Anyone have any advice or infor on these

  19. Fibromyalgia

    mmutk replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    Speaking of Fibromyalgia, I was filing a evidence of Insurabilty for my work's life ins policy and there were four obvious options for higher rates, they were 1>Do you skydive 2>Do you scubadive...

  20. Amiodarone and Cardizem drip??

    mmutk replied to MedicRN151's topic in Emergency

    Did they adenosine her at 18mg? was she swollen up? Maybe lots of lasix unless she was already hypotensive? You said saved her life, did she die in the

  21. What meds require a filter?

    mmutk replied to Sarah, RNBScN's topic in Patient Medications

    Our meds that require a filter are: Taxol Mannitol Dilantin Reopro Amiodarone Digibind Sporanox Remicade -mmUTK, RN,

  22. turning non-emergent pts away

    mmutk replied to Jennifer, RN's topic in Emergency

    Noone is turning anyone away, just requiring them to pay prior to being seen. If they don't think it's big enough emergency to pay up front then they can go to thier reg doctor or a health dept....

  23. turning non-emergent pts away

    mmutk replied to Jennifer, RN's topic in Emergency

    Some of you guys are freaking out a bit, the patients here are 1) Triaged 2)Seen by a health care practitioner 3) Vitaled and Assesed and only after that it is determined they are ROUTINE and sent...

  24. turning non-emergent pts away

    mmutk replied to Jennifer, RN's topic in Emergency

    We are currently doing this. After triage determines you are a routine complaint, the NP or PA comes to triage, does you're medical screening exam and if he/she agrees, the ER will only treat you if...

  25. EWWWW, something doesn't seem right to me here!!

    mmutk replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

    Yeah I would deff agree that you would need to make an incident report on that and have a little consult w/ sterile